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BT Sees 1,000% Increase in Security Threats
BT deploys three kinds of Cisco security to defend itself.
Huawei Brings Transport SDN to China Unicom
They like to rename things that everyone else is also doing.
NFV: Not Ready for Prime Time but Working on It
Only a few years old, NFV passed some milestones in 2015.
The Top NFV & Telecom Influencers in 2015
These people help make the wheels go round for NFV.
Top 10 M&A Deals in 2015
Spoiler alert: Dell/EMC is at the top.
It’s Unlikely Juniper Could Have Found the Security Breach Sooner
With repo access, you can get away with a lot.
Alcatel-Lucent Gets an SDN Gig With Italian Carrier
IP-optical integration is getting to be a trend.
Huawei Doesn’t Want an OpenDaylight-ONOS Merger
The Linux Foundation remains noncommittal on the subject.
SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — December 18, 2015
AWS IoT goes live; Palo Alto integrates with Mirantis; NEC and Intel partner in NFV.
Alcatel-Lucent Virtualizes the RAN
AlcaLu and Red Hat partner on this one.
Ciena Rolls Out First Commercial Version of ONOS
As a side benefit, Ciena won’t need a third-party controller anymore.
NTT May Be Last to Visualize Its Infrastructure Layer
This sounds very similar to Sedona Systems' work with 95% of networks.
SDxCentral Weekly News Roundup — December 11, 2015
Ericsson wins network management deal with Swisscom; Nokia signs 5-year contract with Wind Mobile.
BT Praises ‘Cloud of Clouds’
Riverbed gets an NFV win out of it, too.
Blue Planet Won’t Drive Ciena Revenue in 2016
Blue Planet did add two new Tier 1 customers in late 2015.
Vonage Deploys SD-WAN to Optimize Broadband
VeloCloud finds a better use for extra VoIP lines.
HPE Releases Its Catalogue of VNFs
The VNFs are there, but can carrier networks handle them?
Juniper MX Routers Lean Toward More Automation
In addition to faster throughput, the MX Series gets some boosts from automation.
Cisco & Huawei Win Cloud Deals in Europe
DT competes 'more fiercely' with Google and Amazon.
Sedona Integrates IP & Optical Layers for 95% of Networks
An impressive partner list starts with Cisco, Juniper, and Huawei.